Montreal, Québec
Oratoire St. Joseph
City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.
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Montreal, Québec
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery
Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.
Montreal, Québec
Schwartz's
A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.
Toronto, Ontario
Friar’s Music Museum
A free museum of Toronto’s untold music history hidden inside a drugstore.
Permanently Closed
London, Ontario
London Psychiatric Hospital
Clusters of abandoned buildings hint at the facility's 144-year history with psychiatric health.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Terry Fox Monument
Honoring the adaptive athlete's Marathon of Hope.
Huntsville, Ontario
Dyer Memorial
Built by a Detroit lawyer in honor of his wife.
Sudbury, Ontario
Alex Trebek Mural
A posthumous honor at the iconic game show host's former high school.
Aurora, Ontario
Happy Woodlawn Pet Cemetery
Canada's first pet cemetery is now abandoned.
Aurora, Ontario
John W. Bowser's Empire State Building Grave
This uniquely shaped tombstone is dedicated to the project construction superintendent for the Empire State Building.
East Gwillimbury, Ontario
Sharon Temple
An architectural marvel built by a nearly forgotten Canadian Quaker sect, the Children of Peace.
Creemore, Ontario
Creemore Jail
Reputedly the smallest jail in North America.
Toronto, Ontario
'Little Canada'
A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.
Montreal, Québec
Gibeau Orange Julep
The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.
Kitchener, Ontario
Waterloo Pioneers Memorial Tower
An 18.9-meter tower that pays tribute to the Pennsylvania-German pioneers who settled the Waterloo Region between 1800 and 1803.
Ottawa, Ontario
Château Laurier
The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.
Perth, Ontario
Mammoth Cheese Replica
A fake block of cheese remembers a feat of dairy engineering from the Chicago World's Fair.
Toronto, Ontario
SkullStore Oddity Shop
A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.
Toronto, Ontario
The Monkey's Paw
A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.
Wellesley, Ontario
Bean Puzzle Tombstone
It took over 100 years to decode this enigmatic epitaph for two buried brides.
Shanty Bay, Ontario
Oro African Church
One of the last remaining structures built by a community of African Canadians in the 19th century.
Port McNicoll, Ontario
Martyrs' Shrine
Within the church are the relics of the martyrs St. Jean de Brébeuf, St. Gabriel Lalemant, and St. Charles Garnier.
Grimsby, Ontario
Grimsby Beach Cottages
The Painted Ladies of Ontario aren’t your average beach homes.
Temagami, Ontario
Temagami Fire Tower
Stunning views over Ontario's old-growth pine forests.
